Stitch and work holder for knitting



Aug. 30, 1 938. A. T. ,WONG 2,128,371

STITCH AND WORK HOLDER FOR KNITTING NEEDLES 1 Filed. Feb. 28, 1938 flfkpa 7 f mzw flmmlmmmmllllllllllflIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllll1%INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 30, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQESTITCH AND- WORK HOLDER FOR KNITTING NEEDLES 3 Claims.

This invention relates to knitting needles, and its general object is toprovide a stitch and work holder, that is primarily designed forknitting needles particularly of the double point tubular work type, forconnection to the points thereof to hold stitches to prevent droppingthereof when the needle is not in use, or for cooperation with theneedle or alone, for receiving a portion of r the work or the entirework thereon for trying on the work, such as a skirt or the like, upon amodel for fitting purposes, from time to time as the work progresses sothat a proper fit will be assured when the'work is completed.

A further object is to provide a combined needle and stitch or workholder in which the latter can be easily and expeditiously connected anddisconnected with respect to the needle points, and the holder is simplein construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely efficient inuse and service. 1

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view of a tubular work knitting needle having openings inthe points thereof to receive and connect the stitch and work holderwhich forms the major part of the present inven-- tion.

Figure 2 is a view partly in section illustrating a stitch holderapplied to the needle points.

Figure 3 is an elevation illustrating the application of a holder to aneedle point.

Figure 4 is a view of the work holder.

Referring to the drawing in detail, and particularly to Figure 1, itwill be noted that the needle of that figure is of the usual doublepoint tubular work type, and which includes a flexible body I havingformed on or otherwise secured to the ends thereof needle shanks 2 thatterminate at their free ends in knitting points 3 which in the presentinstance have openingsd extending transversely therethrough in closeproximity to the extreme outer ends thereof.

While the stitch holder as shown in Figure 2 and the work holder inFigure 4 are of the same structure, the stitch holder is much shorterthan the work holder, and both the stitch holder and work holder includea resilient strand-like or coil spring body 5 that has formed on orotherwise secured to the ends thereof shanks ii, which terminate inlooped ends to provide hooks l.

The hooks! have their free ends outwardlyv flared as at 8 and theoutwardly flared portions engage the shanks 6 at the juncture of thehooks thereof, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 4, so that the hooksare normally closed, but due to the inherent resiliency thereof, it willbe obvious that they can be readily opened, for application to theknitting points, by being passed through the openings 4, as best shownin Figure 2, or in hooked association with each other as shown in Figure4.

While it has been stated that the short form of the holder of Figure 2,is primarily designed for holding stitches to prevent dropping thereof,it will be obvious that a great number of stitches may be transferredfrom the needle to the holder,

due to the length of the latter, but the long form a of Figure 4 isprimarily designed to. act in the capacity as a work holder and is ofsufficient length so thatall the work can be transferred from the needlethereto, for use in trying the work on a. model for fitting purposes, aspreviously set forth.

While I have illustrated my stitch and work holder as being applied to aneedle of the double point tubular work type, it of course can be usedin a straight needle to prevent dropping of a stitch, and in that eventthe knitting point is provided with an opening to receive the hook atone end of the holder, and the hook at the opposite end thereof, is thenconnected to the hook that is directly connected to the knitting point.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a knitting needle having an opening in the knittingpoint thereof, and a stitch and work holder, and hook means on saidholder to be received in the opening for securing the holder to theknitting point of the needle.

2. In combination, a knitting needle of the double point tubular worktype and each knitting point having an opening therein, and a stitch andwork holder including a resilient strand like body, shanks formed on theends of the strand like body, hooks on the free ends of the shanks andfree end thereof, and a stitch end work holder including a coil springbody, shanks formed on the ends of the body, and normally closed hooks,formed on the shanks to be received in the openings of the knittingpoints.

ALICE T. WONG.

